34 THE GENUS AQUILEGIA. [part i. 



p. 24), or follicles (see p. 28). -The leaves are 

 generally divided into three or five lobes, each 

 of which is cut into several smaller divisions; 

 and the petioles or leaf-stalks are very frequently 

 dilated at the base, and sheathing the stem. 

 In most cases, the flowers are of brilliant colours, 

 several of them being cup-shaped, and many 

 with the calyx more ornamental than the corolla. 

 The seeds will generally keep good for several 

 years ; and several of them, particularly those 

 of the kind called caryopsides, when sown, are 

 often a long time before they come up. 



